PAN beneficiaries to receive extra benefit this month

By THE STAR STAFF

The island Family Department’s Socioeconomic Development Administration (ADSEF by its acronym in Spanish) announced Tuesday that a special benefit distribution will impact 1,235,166 participants across the island enrolled in the Nutrition Assistance Program (PAN).

Each participant will receive an average of $46.10 in addition to their regular PAN benefits. The distribution will be organized based on each participant’s Social Security number.

A total of $56.9 million will be disbursed for the special distribution.

“Our administration is committed to ensuring access to food for families in need,” ADSEF Administrator Ramón Burgos Bermúdez said. “This special issuance provides significant financial relief for our participants and demonstrates how PAN funds directly enhance the quality of life for our residents.”

Family Secretary Suzanne Roig Fuertes added that “[o]ur goal is to protect and address the needs of families in Puerto Rico.”

These additional PAN funds allow us to expand our support and ensure more households have the resources they need for their daily well-being,” she said.

This initiative has the full support of Gov. Jenniffer González Colón, as it is part of a public policy aimed at strengthening food security and supporting the most vulnerable populations. ADSEF encourages participants to verify the crediting of funds to their electronic benefit transfer, or EBT, accounts on the designated dates and to use them at authorized establishments to maximize their purchase of nutritious food.